Rile, to trouble. Taters, potatoes. Riled, angry; disturbed, as the Tell, till. sediment in any liquid. Riz, risen. Row, a long row to hoe, a difficult task. Tetch, touch. Tetch tu, to be able; used always after a negative in this sense. Thru, through. Thundering, a euphemism common in New England for the profane English expression devilish. Perhaps derived from the belief, common formerly, that thunder was caused by the Prince of the Air, for some of whose accomplishments consult Cotton Mather. Tollable, tolerable. Toot, used derisively for playing on any wind instrument. Tu, to, too; commonly has this sound when used emphatically, or at the end of a sentence. At other times it has the sound of t in tough, as, Ware ye goin' tu? Goin' t' Boston. Arms, profession of, once es- Astor, Jacob, a rich man, 436. Athenians, ancient, an institution Atherton, Senator, envies the loon, 419. Austin, Saint, profane wish of, 409, Aye-Aye, the, an African animal, B. Babel, probably the first Congress, Baby, a low-priced one, 440. Barrels, an inference from seeing, Bâton Rouge, 443-strange pecu- Beelzebub, his rigadoon, 419. Bellers, a saloon-keeper, 446 —- in- dishes, ib.-nearly fourscore | Bolles, Mr. Secondary, author of years old, ib.- his aunt Keziah, a notable saying of, 389. Biglow, Hosea, excited by composition, 388 a poem by, 389, 422 his opinion of war, 390 — wanted at home by Nancy, 391 recommends a forcible enlistment of warlike editors, ib.would not wonder, if generally agreed with, ib. - versifies letter of Mr. Sawin, 393-a letter from, 394, 417-his opinion of Mr. Sawin, 394 - does not deny fun at Cornwallis, 395, note— -his idea of militia glory, 35, note — a pun of, 397, note-is uncertain in regard to people of Boston, ib. had never heard of Mr. John P. Robinson, 401-aliquid sufflaminandus, 402- his poems attributed to a Mr. Lowell, 405 -is unskilled in Latin, 405his poetry maligned by some, ib. his disinterestedness, ib. -his deep share in commonweal, 405 his claim to the presidency, ib. his mowing, ib. being called Whig, 403-opposed to tariff, ib. - obstinate, ib. infected with peculiar notions, ib. reports a speech, 408emulates historians of antiquity, ib.- his character sketched from a hostile point of view, 415 — a request of his complied with, 421 resents -appointed at a public meeting in Jaalam, 428-confesses ignorance, in one minute particular, of propriety, ib.-his opinion of cocked hats, ib. letter to, ib. called "Dear Sir," by a general, ib.probably receives compliment from two hundred and nine, ib. - picks his apples, 454-his crop of Baldwins conjecturally large, ib. Billings, Dea. Cephas, 395. Birch, virtue of, in instilling cer same tain of the dead languages, 441. Bird of our country sings hosanna, 396. Blind, to go it, 439. Blitz, pulls ribbons from his mouth, 396. Bluenose potatoes, smell of, eagerly desired, 396. Bobtail obtains a cardinal's hat, 401. prize peace essay, 396-presents sword to Lieutenant Colonel, ib. - a fluent orator, ib.- found to be in error, 397. Bonaparte, N., a usurper, 431. Boot-trees, productive, where, 441. Boston, people of, supposed educated, 397, note. Brahmins, navel-contemplating, 427. Bread-trees, 440. Brigadier Generals in militia, devotion of, 407. Brown, Mr., engages in an unequal contest, 421. Browne, Sir T., a pious and wise sentiment of, cited and commended, 394. Buckingham, Hon. J. T., editor of the Boston Courier, letters to, 388, 391, 402, 417-not afraid, 394. Buffalo, a plan hatched there, 448 -plaster, a prophecy in regard to, ib. Buncombe, in the other world supposed, 408. Bung, the eternal, thought to be loose, 391. Bungtown Fencibles, dinner of, 401. Butter in Irish bogs, 440. C. C., General, commended for parts, 402- for ubiquity, ib. - for consistency, ib. for fidelity, ib. is in favor of war, ib. - his curious valuation of principle, ib. Cæsar, tribute to, 424-his veni, vidi, vici, censured for undue prolixity, 432. Cainites, sect of, supposed still extant, 393. Caleb, a monopoly of his denied, 395-curious notions of, as to meaning of "shelter," 398 - his definition of Anglo-Saxon, ib. charges Mexicans (not with bayonets but) with improprieties, ib. Calhoun, Hon. J. C., his cow-bell curfew, light of the nineteenth century to be extinguished at sound of, 416-cannot let go apron-string of the Past, 417-his unsuccessful tilt at Spirit of the Age, ib. the Sir Kay of modern chivalry, ib.-his anchor made of a crooked pin, 417- mentioned, 417-420. Cambridge Platform, use discovered for, 400. Canary Islands, 441. Candidate, presidential, letter from, 428-smells a rat, ib. against a bank, 429- takes a revolving position, ib. — opinion of pledges, ib. is a periwig, 430-fronts south by north, ib. qualifications of, lessening, wooden leg (and head) 432 useful to, 439. Cape Cod clergymen, what, 400Sabbath-breakers, perhaps, reproved by, ib. Carpini, Father John de Plano, among the Tartars, 453. Cartier, Jacques, commendable zeal of, 453. Cass, General, 418 - clearness of his merit, 419-limited popularity at "Bellers's," 446. Castles, Spanish, comfortable accommodations in, 412. Cato, letters of, so-called, suspended naso adunco, 427. C. D., friends of, can hear of him, Columby, 445. Complete Letter-Writer, fatal gift of, 431. Compostella, St. James of, seen, 399. Congress, singular consequence of getting into, 410: Congressional debates, found instructive, 416. Constituents, useful for what, 411. Constitution trampled on, 417-to stand upon, what, 429. Convention, what, 410. Convention, Springfield, 410. Coon, old, pleasure in skinning, 418. Coppers, caste in picking up of, 437. Copres, a monk, his excellent method of arguing, 416. Cornwallis, a, 395-acknowledged entertaining, ib., note. Cotton Mather, summoned as witness, 400. Country lawyers, sent providentially, 404. Country, our, its boundaries more exactly defined, 404-right or wrong, nonsense about exposed, ib. Courier, The Boston, an unsafe print, 415. |